fshusband (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} fshusband) wrote,@ 2008-05-15 09:29:00 |
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If you never work, are you still a worker?
These are the strikes planned for today:
The “Pan-Hellenic Laborers’ Fighting Front” (PAME) will sponsor a gathering at Omonia square 12:30 hrs.
The “General Confederation of Greek Workers” (GSEE) will sponsor a gathering at Kanigos square at 12:30 hrs.
The “Civil Servants Federation” (ADEDY) will sponsor a gathering at Korai square at 12:30 hrs.
The "Communist party of Greece" (KKE) will sponsor a gathering at Syntagma square at 20:30 hrs.
The employees of banks (National, Alpha, Eurobank, Probank HSBC, Citibank, American Express and Bank of Cyprus), O.T.E.,
and ports will be on a 24 hrs strike.
The employees of the Olympic Airways, Public Power Company (D.E.H), Water Company (EY.DAP),
and post offices will be on a work stoppage from 12:00 – 15:00 hrs.
The Pan-Hellenic Laborers' Fighting Front ("pame" means "Let's go") makes me think of that scene from Life of Brian - "Are you the Laborers' Fighting Front of the Pan-Hellenes?"
"Sod off! We're the Pan-Hellenic Laborers' Fighting Front. Sodding Laborers' Fighting Front of the Pan-Hellenes. [shouting toward a small cluster of people] Wankers!"
In other news,annesblog claims to have seen our car in the parking lot at work. I'll believe it when my eyes doth see it. The gas truckers' strike is over, so the gas stations have gas now, but we can't get subsidized gas yet, so we'll have to pay 1.15-1.20 euro/liter, which means it'll cost us about 50 liters x 1.15 = 57.50 euro x 1.58 = $90.85 to fill up our 13-gallon tank. 90.85/13=$6.98 a gallon. That's nice. Subsidized gas is only $1.70 or so per liter, so it would only cost us $85 if we had any subsidized gas. I am so glad we have a 4-cylinder, 30 miles to the gallon car.
These are the strikes planned for today:
The “Pan-Hellenic Laborers’ Fighting Front” (PAME) will sponsor a gathering at Omonia square 12:30 hrs.
The “General Confederation of Greek Workers” (GSEE) will sponsor a gathering at Kanigos square at 12:30 hrs.
The “Civil Servants Federation” (ADEDY) will sponsor a gathering at Korai square at 12:30 hrs.
The "Communist party of Greece" (KKE) will sponsor a gathering at Syntagma square at 20:30 hrs.
The employees of banks (National, Alpha, Eurobank, Probank HSBC, Citibank, American Express and Bank of Cyprus), O.T.E.,
and ports will be on a 24 hrs strike.
The employees of the Olympic Airways, Public Power Company (D.E.H), Water Company (EY.DAP),
and post offices will be on a work stoppage from 12:00 – 15:00 hrs.
The Pan-Hellenic Laborers' Fighting Front ("pame" means "Let's go") makes me think of that scene from Life of Brian - "Are you the Laborers' Fighting Front of the Pan-Hellenes?"
"Sod off! We're the Pan-Hellenic Laborers' Fighting Front. Sodding Laborers' Fighting Front of the Pan-Hellenes. [shouting toward a small cluster of people] Wankers!"
In other news,
annesblog claims to have seen our car in the parking lot at work. I'll believe it when my eyes doth see it. The gas truckers' strike is over, so the gas stations have gas now, but we can't get subsidized gas yet, so we'll have to pay 1.15-1.20 euro/liter, which means it'll cost us about 50 liters x 1.15 = 57.50 euro x 1.58 = $90.85 to fill up our 13-gallon tank. 90.85/13=$6.98 a gallon. That's nice. Subsidized gas is only $1.70 or so per liter, so it would only cost us $85 if we had any subsidized gas. I am so glad we have a 4-cylinder, 30 miles to the gallon car.
